News Analysis: Belgian Official Puts Reforms on Table

At a July 4 news conference in the Belgian Parliament, Walloon Socialist Party leader Elio Di Rupo, recently appointed by King Albert II to lead the formation of a coalition government, announced a five-pronged reform package that includes numerous new tax proposals.
Di Rupo, as the newly appointed formateur, has given the other political parties until July 7 to decide whether they want to pursue government formation talks on the basis of the proposals.

News Analysis: Belgian Official Puts Reforms on Table, Tax Notes International, 6 July 2011
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